1893 Season

12 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1893 Major League Baseball season was played by 12 teams. Ed Delahanty led with 19 home runs, Ed Delahanty led with 146 RBI, and Sam Thompson led with 222 hits. This page carries the 1893 standings, league leaders, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1893 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 403 plate appearances at 130 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Billy Hamilton .380 2 Sam Thompson .370 3 Ed Delahanty .368 4 Hugh Duffy .362 5 George Davis .355

OPS qualified

1 Billy Hamilton 1.014 2 Ed Delahanty 1.007 3 George Davis .964 4 Elmer Smith .960 5 Sam Thompson .954

Home Runs all players

1 Ed Delahanty 19 2 Jack Clements 17 3 Bobby Lowe 14 4 Mike Tiernan 14 5 Roger Connor 11

RBI all players

1 Ed Delahanty 146 2 Ed McKean 133 3 Sam Thompson 126 4 Billy Nash 123 5 Buck Ewing 122

Hits all players

1 Sam Thompson 222 2 Ed Delahanty 219 3 Hugh Duffy 203 4 George Davis 195 5 John Ward 193

Runs all players

1 Herman Long 149 2 Hugh Duffy 147 3 Jesse Burkett 145 4 Cupid Childs 145 5 Ed Delahanty 145

Stolen Bases all players

1 Tom Brown 66 2 Tommy Dowd 59 3 Arlie Latham 57 4 Eddie Burke 54 5 Steve Brodie 49
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1893 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 130 innings at 130 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Theodore Breitenstein 3.18 2 Amos Rusie 3.23 3 Cy Young 3.36 4 Red Ehret 3.44 5 Dad Clarkson 3.48

WHIP qualified

1 Kid Nichols 1.28 2 Cy Young 1.29 3 Frank Killen 1.30 4 Theodore Breitenstein 1.35 5 Ed Stein 1.38

Wins all pitchers

1 Frank Killen 36 2 Kid Nichols 34 3 Amos Rusie 33 4 Cy Young 33 5 Brickyard Kennedy 25

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Amos Rusie 208 2 Brickyard Kennedy 107 3 Theodore Breitenstein 102 4 Cy Young 102 5 Gus Weyhing 101

Saves all pitchers

1 Mark Baldwin 2 2 Tom Colcolough 2 3 Frank Donnelly 2 4 Frank Dwyer 2 5 Tony Mullane 2
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📋 Standings

National League

Boston Beaneaters ★ 86-43 Pittsburgh Pirates 81-48 Cleveland Spiders 73-55 Philadelphia Phillies 72-57 New York Giants 68-64 Cincinnati Reds 65-63 Brooklyn Grooms 65-63 Baltimore Orioles 60-70 Chicago Colts 56-71 St. Louis Browns 57-75 Louisville Colonels 50-75 Washington Senators 40-89

The 1893 season in brief

Of every club in the 1893 standings, the Boston Beaneaters won most often, going 86-43. The weakest record belonged to the Washington Senators, 40-89. Across the races, the Pittsburgh Pirates (81-48) finished a distant second to the Boston Beaneaters (86-43) in the National League. No postseason series are recorded for 1893, so the page has no bracket. On the home run tile, Ed Delahanty sat first with 19, ahead of Jack Clements with 17. Among qualified hitters, Billy Hamilton had the top batting average, .380, with Sam Thompson next at .370. In 1893 the qualifying line sat at 403 plate appearances, from a 130-game club schedule. Theodore Breitenstein's 3.18 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Amos Rusie followed at 3.23. Elsewhere on the pitching side, the 1893 leaders were Frank Killen in wins (36) and Amos Rusie in strikeouts (208). The stolen-base tile is headed by Tom Brown with 66. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1893 leaders page ranks the whole 1893 field.

1893 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1893?
12 teams played in the 1893 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1893?
Ed Delahanty led with 19 home runs in 1893.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1893?
Ed Delahanty led with 146 RBI in 1893.
Who led MLB in hits in 1893?
Sam Thompson led with 222 hits in 1893.
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